ATI AIW Theater100 or 200, which is better?

[mike919]

I used to be active on VHS capturing, and lost touch with the subject a-couple months ago.

I wonder, which is better? Theater100 or Theater200. I heard there is some difference between the two.

[lordsmurf]

For MPEG recording, using ATI MMC, using the sub-broadcast depths (15-20mbps), then Theatre 200 is better. This is because it has a % more of the hybrid encoding. I still do some 4:2:0 20mbps hobby recording, so it matters for me.

For AVI, zero difference.

The per-card drivers tend to matter more.

Thinking back 20 years, I think there was a slight different in the native palette, with Theatre 100 being not truly 704 or 720, but more like 712 with padding. And the Theatre was 720, but with different offset. But it doesn't matter, it's all moot, because drivers and card version affect it anyway.